Luz Church

The church of Nossa Senhora da Luz (Our Lady of the Light) from which the village takes its name. The original church was badly damaged in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. […]

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Rocha Negra

Rocha Negra (Black Rock) is a cliff on the east-side of the village, created from volcanic action millions of years ago that created that black granite that kinda carves trough […]

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Buses in Luz

Probably the cheapest and easiest way of traveling in through the Algarve is by bus. In Luz we have 2 bus lines, one that goes to Sagres (passing through every […]

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Lagos Train Station

There is a train station at Lagos, which is only about 10 minutes away from Luz. The railway system links Lagos to Vila Real de Santo Antonio (through Faro). There […]

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Taxis in Luz

Taxis in Luz and Lagos are quite reasonably priced and can be extremely handy, they are normally beige or black colored and are usually high end cars.  The taxis generally […]

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Farmacia da Luz

The Pharmacy of Luz has been totally renovated, but its still on the same building (the LuzTur building, its the huge building right smack on the middle of Luz), its […]

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